Sandra K. Danziger Collegiate Professor of Social Work
My interests are in developing more knowledge to reduce violence against children and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES), with the aim of improving child and family wellbeing. In this research I try to understand the family and community origins of aggression, antisocial behavior, anxiety and depression. My current research focuses on parenting and child development in international context. I try to understand these issues within the context of current conversations about children’s rights.
A particular focus of my work has been to examine the outcomes of physical punishment. Working closely with many colleagues, we have shown that physical punishment is associated with a wide variety of negative outcomes, even when used minimally, or when used in ostensibly “normative” ways.
I teach courses mostly in the area of statistics, quantitative methods and data visualization.
“Adverse childhood experiences and spanking have similar associations with early behavior problems”
“Unpacking the impact of adverse childhood experiences on adult mental health”
Andrew Grogan-Kaylor